4 stars — There were definitely a lot of emotions in this one. Some startling ups and downs I wasn’t expecting, and that hurt my heart. I don’t know why, but I didn’t feel quite as wowed by this one. I still adored it, but it felt…faster? I’m not sure if that’s actually accurate, or […]
4.5 stars — I absolutely loved the progression of the romance in this story. It felt very natural and real. Obviously I enjoy romance of all kinds, but it was refreshing to have this one continue to bypass and step over romance tropes over and over again. They both may have been opposed to a relationship […]
Q: I understand the books were originally planned as a duology, but Book 2 has a very open ending. Romina Garber A: It’s not really an ending, it’s the setup for a new beginning. I always saw Manu’s story concluding in a courtroom battle as an undocumented immigrant. But then, you know, it wasn’t an […]
4 stars — Nadine and Thrand actually weren’t what I was expecting. And in both cases that was a good thing. I was expecting Nadine to be a bit more confrontational and infuriated by Thrand’s antics…but while she occasionally became frustrated, she actually maintained a pretty good humour about his strange personality. She was wonderfully confident […]
3.5 stars — There were some absolutely shining moments in this book, moments where I laughed out loud, steamy moments that definitely worked for me. But there were also some little nitpicky things that bothered me, and if you know me at all, you know I’m not huge on miscommunication stuff in books. And this […]
3 stars — Hmmm…this one was okay, but the characters were frustrating. At the front of the book it said it was Ms. Greer’s debut, so I definitely think her writing and characters have improved over time. I’m going to keep going on this series, b/c at this point I’m curious. But I can’t wait […]
3.5 stars — Hmmm…after rereading my review for book 2, it looks like this series might feel the same for me: good, but not great. I think this can happen a lot with author’s earlier works. This one had a pretty strong start, and I didn’t even mind the quick move to steamy scenes…sometimes that […]
OVERALL: 4 stars — This was an interesting way to go through 150 years of history. Sometimes it was a specific story from a time period, sometimes it was an example of something that might have happened at that time. Sometimes it was a higher view of historical people/events, and sometimes we were given a […]
3.5 stars — While I really enjoyed how unique this book was, I found all the conflict and strife to be a bit hard on my heart. It was real, but I’m just not as into that much push and pull I guess. It’s like, we had 2 characters who were both struggling with the […]
3.5 stars — This book did not start off strong. Neither of our main characters were all that endearing, especially at the start. Lila was uptight, overreactive, comes across a bit like a bitch, can be judgey. You don’t get to see a lot of her good qualities off the bat. But luckily I was […]